Monday, May 24, 2010

SuperDALE note: Before we go into Day 2 of our Seattle trip that happened centuries ago, I would like to say a few things first. I'm SO sorry that I haven't posted for so long, and I'm sorry if I have worried some of you. Don't worry, this doesn't mean that I'll go MIA for 2 years (wasn't my fault!). Mum has been really busy with a lot of hooman stuff so she says, so she hasn't lend me her compooter to blog. However, I promise you that I will get my message across to the best of my SuperDALE ability (ie, opening cupboards and ripping through garbage) to have my regular blogging time back!

(mum: Normally I would never tie Sunshade or Jaffa outside anywhere unless I can get a clear view of them. Sunshade is very good about not going with anyone, and it's pretty tough to make her move if she decides she doesn't want to. Friendly Jaffa on the other hand would happily go with anyone. However, I was comfortable making an exception today due to the security measures at Microsoft. You would need to be with someone who was a Microsoft employee with the swipe card to have access to Microsoft grounds, plus there were security cameras everywhere.)

Since it was going to be extremely boring, I was inclined to go into my SuperSTROLLER right away. However, my request was declined immediately. According to Evil-mum, she didn't want me to get in the habit of getting lazy whenever MY SuperSTROLLER was in sight. Sooo she made me walk......

This is the Premium Outlet in Seattle, WA. Where Canadians come to do the extremely BORING activity (mum: extremely boring activity = shopping. Sunshade HATES shopping!)

D-Guy went to get some paper stuff, and while he was away, I saw a Darwin look alike, except he had lovelies and he was fawn in colour. (mum: lovelies = testicles. Sunshade adores un-neutered males (dogs).) I wanted to say HI to his lovelies, but his dad was in a hurry to go even tho his mom wanted him to meet The Muscle Butt beauty.

D-Guy came back with these. Apparently, they will save them some $$ so they can buy me extra yummies!!

The boring-ness began......

Then I was un-bored, as the stare-off competition commenced. The pedestrian traffic halted as no hooman wanted to set off either opponent.

She broke the silence first by yelling WHA-ROOOOOOOOARRRRRR WOOO LOOOOOKING AT #$%&@ !?!?!

I responded back with YOOOOOOO WERE LOOOOOOOKING AT ME FIRST $#&@!!!!!

Yes, we Airedales are so polite sometimes when we first meet.

Then everything was fine.

Well, I peed in front of her.

Told her with my eyes that I was her elder, and she better respect me, OR ELSE!

This is Lucy, she respected me as did I her. She is 4 years old, and came from a breeder on Vancouver Island. You wanna know something funny? As it turned out, Lucy lives 10 minutes away from us, and her daddy's office is ONE BLOCK away from our house! Her dad was putting our contact # in his phone so maybe a playdate could be set up in the future.

Did you notice Lucy's coat? She has MY kind of coat known as the sheep coat. See how light her leg colour is, how far the black hair extended down on her thighs, and how dark her ears are even at 4 years old? She will not lose the dark ears, just like my ears that are still dark after 10 years. (mum: I didn't realize how much lighter Sunshade's hair has gotten until I met Lucy.... I guess age is catching up to her... I have included a couple of pictures of Sunshade when she was a year old with her dark, fluffy sheep coat.)

I was un-bored for a short while because of Lucy. However, once we got moving, I was right back to being bored. Finally, mum said I could go into MY SuperSTROLLER!!!

Then the boring-ness officially started,

It began in Adidas store, 50% OFF on selected items,

Socks anyone?

Continued to the Puma store,

I was like whatever, as long as you leave me in MY SuperSTROLLER, you can take your time,

So they did. Apparently, my SuperSTROLLER was too wide to go around in the Puma store, so they "parked" me.

Yes, PARKED...... (mum: Sunshade is a very confident girl. She doesn't panic or get excited/worried/anxious easily, and that makes taking her to a crowded place a piece of cake.)

As mum and the D-Guy were busy boring-ing, I became live entertainment for hooman pups.

Hooman pup stroller vs. SuperSTROLLER. In hind sight, I probably should have put my water bowl out to earn some treat money.

Off we went!

To Reebok..........To be parked......

We walked by Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory,

And mum wanted something. So I was parked,

Mum got an I-SCREAMMMMMM! She shared a little bit with me,

But I wanted moooooooooore,

So I got MOOOOOOOORE!!!

Look at my happy beard!!

D-Guy and I took a break by the fountain as mum continued the boring-ness on her own,

I again, became the live entertainment for hooman pups,

After mum came back, I decided it was time for me to stretch my leggies,

We went to Vitamin World,

Where mum bought some supplements for me and STINKY, (mum: supplements are SO much cheaper in the US....)

Yes, that's me waiting patiently outside without having to be tied up.

I am a GOOOOOOD gurrrrrl! I don't get worried or anxious, I don't bother anybody, I don't wander off, I don't walk away with anyone, I just wait for mum. If the door is opened tho, I would totally wander in to look for mum...hehehe!

My SuperREWARD - chicken strip. No its ok, you don't have to use the new poultry shear to cut it up, I can eat a whole piece just fine by myself!

Nothing is too big for a SuperMOUF!!

Then it was SuperSTROLLER time,

We moved toward the hooman's next target store,

I snoozed a little on the way there,

The SONY store. Those hoomans asked mum if I was the dog they saw earlier? I bet it was Lucy that they saw!

After SONY store, mum wanted to go to a gurrrrrlie clothing store that had a horrible smell (mum: the horrible smell was actually the perfume fragrance they had inside). So me and the D-Guy opted to stay outside and wait,

Then of course, I missed another chance to earn some treat money!!

The boring-ness soon started up again. See that sad doggie in the mirror??

D-Guy liked sporty stores a lot, so we visited all them. NIKE was the last sporty store (Thank doG!),

Look! It says Canada on the shirts (because 70% shoppers there are from Canada LOL!!)

I had seen so many of the same things, I was really starting to get SuperBORED.....

Mum took me to the shoe section,

She asked me which pair of shoes were good, and I picked a pair for her,

Waited for her to try them on, but she decided not to get them. HUMMMPH!

It was getting late, so mum and the D-Guy decided to each go to their last store and call it a day. I was so relieved, I didn't even mind being parked outside, yet again. D-Guy was in the Entire Store 40% Off store,

And mum was in the disgusting smelling store across, (mum: Crabtree & Evelyn. Sunshade doesn't like anything with strong fragrances.)

Just as mum was lining up to pay for the yucky things she was about to buy (mum: hand soap!!!!), she saw I was being ambushed by a pack of hooman pups,

She quickly put down the yucky merchandises (thank doG!) and came to my side.

Not that I would get mean or anything, mum just prefers to be around to supervise when hooman pups are involved. I guess that's a good idea because some hooman pups aren't used to doggies and they might be too rough with us. So having mum there she can make sure they're gentle with me and teach them how to properly pet a doggie. These hooman pup's mommy allowed them to pet me without first asking mum (who was not around), and umm..... unfortunately, that isn't always the best idea when approaching a strange doggie. They should always ask for permission before touching the dog. Just because a dog looks friendly, it doesn't mean that he or she actually wants to be touched all over by 6 strange hands!

Lucky for them, I'm pretty good about being petted, I don't usually acknowledge the petting, but I don't get mean about it!

Now this hooman pup was sooooo cute (says mum), she kept saying "let me out, let me out" cause she wanted to pet me too like her big sissy and brother got to do. Poor little hooman pup, her mommy was talking to another person and didn't help her..... I wasn't about to help her either as I had had enough of the hooman pups for today (refer to my facial expression).

FINALLY! It was time to leave boring-land towards MY DaleMOBILE,

I got out of the SuperSTROLLER,

and went for a pee,

I watched as they took MY SuperSTROLLER away to begin the disassembling process,

While mum was taking down the SuperSTROLLER, I found something to do (with D-Guy's approval),

After she finished disassembling the SuperSTROLLER, Evil-mum decided to take the pouch (with chicken jerky yummies in them) away!!! Look at the confusion on my face.... D-Guy let me O-K-A-Y???

Fine! I'll drink some ice water instead, HUMPH!

Then I located MY din din, and I fed myself din din,

Of course, Evil-mum had to come take MY din din away, (mum: there were still quite a bit left, way more than her usual dinner portion. Tough luck for Miss Piggy LOL!)

She told me it wasn't an All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet(like the one she and the D-guy had WITHOUT me),

And she insisted on feeding me bit by bit.....

After din din, they loaded me and everything else into the DaleMOBILE. While I was in the DaleMOBILE, I thought I might be able to dig out some more foodies,

No luck tho, Evil-mum packed them to ensure that I couldn't get to them. That's my frustrated face,

We started our drive back home,

I miraculously survived the trip without being crushed,

Since it was the end of the long weekend, there were a lot of cars at the border,

I had a wait for a long time,

And I really don't like waiting,

Patience is not my strong suit..... (although I didn't mean to show my teef to the car next to us, I needed to sneeze unfortunately)

About Me

Hi everybody, my name is Sunshade and I am a 13 year old SuperDALE. The reason I'm a SuperDALE is because I am extremely smart and am always there for my mum (ie, when she locked me and the car keys in the car, I unlocked the car door for her)!
Mum got me as her 16th B-Day present from grandpa and we've been inseparable ever since. I saw mum through high school graduation, moved from Victoria to the big city - Vancouver with mum, went to many of mum's lectures with her, and finally saw her through university graduation.
Words cannot describe the bond mum and I share. It is truly a once in a life time connection that we have with each other. Mum says I'm her "one in a million soulmate", I think so too!!!
Here are some basic information about ME:
***Breed: Airedale Terrier ***Registered name: Loc Aire's "Sunshade"
***Date of Birth: November 25th 1999 ***Birth place: Port Angeles, WA ***Current age: 10 years old ***Hometown: Victoria + Vancouver B.C. ***Weight: 63 lbs